— SEC
Alabama 102, Kentucky 97
78-possession game, very fast pace.
Alabama scored 1.31 points/possession, shot 29-34 on foul line.
Kentucky had seven players score double figures, and still lost.
Vanderbilt 76, Tennessee 75
Commodores led by 16 with 10:57 left, hung on for the win.
Vandy was 9-23 last year; they’re 15-3 this year.
Vandy is now 2-12 in its last 14 games vs Tennessee.
This was Vandy’s first home sellout in six years.
Mississippi State 84, Ole Miss 81 OT
State was 17-28 on foul line, Ole Miss 8-14.
Bulldogs out-rebounded Ole Miss, 51-29
Rebels were 13-35 on the arc, 17-31 inside the arc.
Missouri 83, Arkansas 65
Mizzou led 52-35 at halftime.
Hogs were 5-23 on arc, 4-8 on the foul line.
Arkansas is 0-5 in SEC, tied for last in a 16-team league.
KenPom has nine SEC teams in the top 30 in the country.
Bracketology has 12 SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big East
Creighton 68, UConn 63
58-possession game, very slow pace.
Bluejays shot 60% inside the arc.
Two Bluejays played all 40:00; a third guy played 39:00
Xavier 59, Marquette 57
Musketeers never trailed, led 35-24 at halftime.
Marquette was only 8-29 on arc, 3-7 on foul line.
Xavier won its last three games, giving up 61 ppg.
Bracketology has four Big East teams in the NCAA Tournament:
UConn, Creighton, Marquette, St John’s
— ACC
There were four outright upsets in the ACC Saturday.
Stanford 72, North Carolina 71
7-1 senior Raynaud had 25 points, 13 rebounds.
Teams combined to shoot 12-40 on the arc.
Loss snaps Tar Heels’ four-game winning streak.
Clemson 78, Pitt 75 OT
Clemson shot 14-27 on the arc.
Tigers led 40-30 at halftime.
Clemson won six of its last seven games.
Duke is 7-0 in ACC; Clemson/Louisville 7-1, Wake Forest 6-1
Bracketology has five ACC teams in the NCAA Tournament:
— Big X
Texas Tech 70, Arizona 54
Tech out-rebounded the Wildcats, 50-34.
Teams combined to shoot 9-41 on the arc.
Loss snaps Arizona’s seven-game win streak.
Houston 69, Central Florida 68
Cougars have now won ten games in a row.
UCF led by 7 with 9:30 left in the game.
Houston has the #1 eFG% defense in country.
Bracketology has seven Big X teams in the NCAA Tournament:
— WCC
Santa Clara 103, Gonzaga 99
Santa Clara shot 18-38 on the arc.
Broncos are 10-2 in their last 12 games.
Zags went 0-2 this week, giving up 97-103 points.
Saint Mary’s is 5-0 in WCC, three teams are 5-2, two others 4-2.
— Upsets of the Day
Santa Clara (+15.5) 103, Gonzaga 99
Stanford (+11.5) 72, North Carolina 71
UNLV (+10.5) 76, San Diego State 68
Xavier (+9.5) 59, Marquette 57
Cal-Riverside (+9.5) 85, Cal-San Diego 81
Buffalo (+9.5) 85, Western Michigan 76
Cal-Davis (+8.5) 64, Cal-Santa Barbara 60
Canisius (+8.5) 78, Fairfield 67
Rider (+8.5) 64, Marist 57
Creighton (+7.5) 68, UConn 63
— Atlantic 15
George Mason 80, George Washington 77, 2OT
GW led by 10 with 10:41 left in second half.
Mason was 23-36 on foul line, GW was 17-27.
Patriots have won four in row, 11 of last 13 games.
George Mason leads at 5-1 early in conference play; four other teams are 4-1.
A-15 looks like a one-bid league for second time in three years; before that, last time it was a one-bid league was 2005.
One-bid league means the conference tournament will be great fun to watch.
— Mountain West
UNLV 76, San Diego State 68
Soph G Thomas had 19 points, 5 assists for the Rebels.
UNLV was 22-27 on foul line, Aztecs were 11-16.
Rebels won six of last eight games, after a 5-5 start.
Bracketology has three Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Big 18
Purdue 65, Oregon 58
Boilers shot only 32.1% from floor, but were 25-30 on foul line.
Oregon was 7-29 on the arc; they’re 1-3 at home in conference.
Purdue has won seven games in a row, giving up 60 ppg.
Bracketology has 11 Big 18 teams in the NCAA Tournament.
— Missouri Valley
Belmont 85, Evansville 82
Evansville led by 7 with 12:06 left in the game.
Belmont has won five in a row; they shot 11-26 on the arc.
Bradley 74, Murray State 61
Bradley shot 62.1% inside the arc.
Braves have won eight of their last nine games.
Bradley is shooting 41.3% on arc, #1 in country.
MVC looks like a one-bid league; Arch Madness will be intense.
Bradley leads Valley with a 7-1 mark; Drake/Belmont are both 6-2.
— Famous birthdays, January 19:
Dolly Parton, 79
Terry Hanratty, 77
Jon Matlack, 75
Katey Sagal, 71
Steve DeBerg, 71
Ottis Anderson, 68
Chris Sabo, 63
Michael Adams, 62
Luc Longley, 56
Phil Nevin, 54